Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1: The exaggerated response of the immune system to certain antigens present in the environment is called as allergy.
Statement 2: The allergic tendency may genetically pass from parents to their children and is characterised by the presence of large quantities of IgE antibodies in the blood.
Statement 2: The allergic tendency may genetically pass from parents to their children and is characterised by the presence of large quantities of IgE antibodies in the blood.
Important Questions on Why do we Fall Ill
The given figure shows an organism which is responsible for causing the _____ disease.
Study the given table carefully and select the option that correctly fills up the blanks a, b, c and d.
| Disease | Hormone involved | Level of hormone secretion |
| a | Insulin | Hypersecretion |
| Grave's disease (Exophthalmic goitre) |
b | Hypersecretion |
| Myxoedema | Thyroid hormones | c |
| Addison's disease | d | Hypersecretion |
Milind suffered from common cold that got severe due to another infection. He took antibiotics in the treatment. The graph shows the pathogen load in his body during the period of sickness. Select the correct statement(s) regarding it.
(i) represents bacterial infection which decreases rapidly after antibiotic treatment.
(ii) represents fungal infection which decreases rapidly because of body's immunity.
(iii) represents bacterial infection which decreases due to body's immunity and antibiotic treatment.
(iv) represents viral infection which decreases due to body's immunity.
(v) Antibiotic treatment causes decrease in pathogen load for both the infections.
Select the correct option regarding the given flow chart.
Refer to the given Venn diagram and answer the following questions.
Select the option that correctly identifies any two of the diseases.
